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Sunday 20 September 2020
The Financial Services Union has responded to reports that UK parent company NatWest is considering closing Ulster Bank in the Republic.
The PUP will move from two rates of payment to three rates, and the top rate is being reduced.
Changes to payment rates will still go ahead as planned on 17 September.
The LVA has indicated there may also be further significant job losses ahead.
The new roles will be created over the next two years.
The English union has suffered significant financial pain because of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Treatment of businesses by insurance companies is “appalling”, Dáil told.
However, the finance minister said Ireland will rebuild its economy.
The semi-State company said it was a result of its impact “on electricity and horticultural markets”.
Financial advisory firm EY says job losses could be between 177,000 and 318,000 depending on how long restrictions last this summer.
Tens of thousands of people have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus crisis.
Harris said emergency measures under new laws will only be in place until 9 May.
The company came to the nation’s attention last summer following an RTÉ Investigates piece on Prime Time.
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The national broadcaster has revealed details of a plan which will see 200 jobs cut next year.
The company has entered a 30-day consultation period with employees.
One of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical firms, Novartis employs 1,600 people in Ireland.
The roles will be spread out across six cities.
The dispute has seen unofficial pickets by farmers at processing facilities around the country in recent weeks.
Nine departments say they have done so since 2014.
Two out of five Irish jobs are likely to be “substantially impacted” by automation, according to new research.
Ibec states that the economy is set to grow by 4% this year.
CEO Michael O’Leary told staff about the potential job losses in a video message this week.
Echelon Data Centres was granted permission for the facility to be built at the Avoca River Business Park.
The Agora Companies is a consortium of more than 40 media companies around the world.
The move will see the company’s Irish workforce expand by two thirds.
Turasabhaile.com will focus on connecting schools with teachers who are working overseas.
The social media publishing giant recently opened an office in Australia.
It will bring the total number of employees at the company to 600.
The company provides automated solutions including artificial intelligence to public sector bodies.
The company said it is committed to finding “the right buyer”.
JRI America will create the new jobs over the next five years.
The Knot Worldwide and Allegan both announced investment today.
Industry experts say execs are looking for skills to help them hang on to staff.
The retailer has begun a consultation with the trade union Mandate on the voluntary redundancy proposal.
The $3 billion company has begun recruiting for the EMEA base in the Irish capital.
Workhuman also announced a €4 million investment into its headquarters in Dublin.
The US company manufactures injection moulded thermoplastic and silicone solution for healthcare and pharmaceutical industries
Limerick-based Aughinish Alumina employs over 400 staff and supports hundreds of indirect jobs in the area.
Around 200 people are employed at the location at Southgate just off the M1.
MORE THAN THREE-quarters of people would support the government looking into the prospect of a four-day work week, according to a new survey.
This means doing the same job for the same salary, but over four days rather than five.
There have been calls for this idea to be explored already and the Four Day Week Ireland campaign today released details on its public attitude survey conducted last month.
Two out of three respondents said a four-day work week is “realistic and achievable” in the medium term.
67% of employers said they support the idea and 46% said it would be “feasible” to trial in their workplace.
“The four-day week, with no loss of pay, offers the potential of a genuinely better future for workers and employers alike,” said Joe O’Connor, director of campaigning with Fórsa trade union.
What may once have seemed like a radical concept is now, for many, a reasonable and rational ambition. The Covid-19 pandemic has further disrupted societal and workplace norms, while illustrating the potential for very different models of work.
So today we’re asking: Would you support a four-day work week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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